EDWARDSVILLE – A class action lawsuit alleges Quality Packaging Specialists violated employees' privacy under state law by requiring them to use a fingerprint reader system to clock in and out of work.
EDWARDSVILLE Quality Packaging Specialists International is accused of unlawfully collecting and storing employees biometric data through fingerprint scans.
Dawn Callender, on behalf of herself and other persons similarly situated, filed a complaint April 15 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Quality Packaging Specialists International LLC, alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Callender alleges in the class action that she and other Quality Packaging Specialists employees were subjected to unlawful biometric scanning and storages practices when they were required to clock in and out by scanning their fingerprints.
Callender claims Quality Packaging Specialists did not abide by BIPA laws by taking employees fingerprint scans and failed to notify employees of the biometric scanning. Callender further claims that Quality Packaging Specialists failed to obtain written consent to collect and store employees biometric data